Deadline: 9-Aug-21
Applications are now open for the Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Community Grants, providing support to new, innovative and emerging local community development projects and initiatives that align with Council’s strategic objectives.
Objectives
- Socially connected, safe and inclusive communities
- Local services that support the needs of the community
- Improved health and wellbeing
- A welcoming place for all
- Well managed assets for now and into the future
- A clean and green community
- Well planned for growth
- A creative and innovative economy
- Great opportunities for education and technology
- An innovative and sustainable organisation
Funding Streams
- Small grants
- Up to $3,000 available per application.
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit, incorporated association, registered charity or have an auspice.
- Application process: Online application including budget.
- Reporting requirements: Completion report with a summary of the benefits and challenges of the project and photo evidence of the project and/or media links.
- Partnership grants
- Up to $10,000 available per application.
- Funding for projects of up to three years in length involving a minimum of three partners.
- Applicants and all partners must be a not-forprofit, incorporated association or a registered charity. Auspice arrangements are not applicable.
- Application process: Online application including an itemised budget, project plan and evidence of partnership.
- Reporting requirements: Completion report with a summary of the benefits and challenges of the project, a financial statement of income and expenditure and photo evidence of the project and/or media links.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a community grant you must be:
- A not-for-profit organisation, incorporated association, registered charity or have an auspice arrangement.
- Auspiced applications must have a signed auspice agreement. An auspice agreement template is available on Council’s website (for Small grants only).
- Partnership Grant applications must be submitted by a lead organisation and involve a minimum of three partners. All partners must be a not-for-profit, incorporated association or a registered charity. Auspice arrangements will not be considered for partnership grants.
For more information, visit https://www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/Youth_grants